To permanently honor outstanding and notable alumni of the University of Florida Levin College of Law and their contributions to the state and University, the Law Center Association Board of Trustees established the Heritage of Leadership Recognition Society. The Selection Committee determined the initial classes of inductees, barring exceptional circumstances, would be honored posthumously.

Professor of Law, UF College of Law 1947-77; Florida Blue Key Distinguished Faculty; Visiting Professor, University of California at Davis, Martin Luther King School of Law 1977; Tax Lawyer of the Year 1985